What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Carrier Access IT?
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Project Manager with strong IT experience and knowledge to oversee the successful intake, initiation, planning, and execution of various technology projects within scope, timeline, and budget. This individual will work collaboratively with IT teams, leadership, and functional staff across all departments. The project manager must apply business skills, project management principles, and IT expertise to navigate diverse technology project scopes, fostering trust, knowledge-sharing, and partnerships with internal and external clients.
Essential Functions:
- Lead the management of key IT projects across all project phases, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing.
- Develop, implement, and execute project management strategies and processes, managing projects from initiation to completion, to ensure projects are delivered successfully, meeting their key objectives and success measures.
- Define and manage resource requirements, availability, and allocation for IT projects.
- Manage various project elements and tasks simultaneously with competing deadlines, to ensure milestones and deliverables are met.
- Coordinate and facilitate internal and external project meetings, create agendas and document meeting notes and action items.
- Monitor and adjust for changes in project scope, schedule, and/or budget, ensuring IT solutions align with business needs.
- Work with project team to identify and mitigate potential risks.
- Track and resolve IT-specific project issues, ensuring smooth execution and alignment with technical objectives.
- Manage and develop relationships with clients.
- Perform additional tasks as needed and/or requested.
Education and Experience:
- 5-7 years of IT related project management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree required in project management, information technology, computer science, business administration or a related field.
- Proven experience managing and overseeing technology project delivery, including defining objectives, scope, success measures, resource coordination, reporting, issue resolution, and risk management.
- Strong knowledge of IT concepts, systems, and processes.
Required skills and abilities:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the capacity to successfully manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a project team environment.
- Critical thinking combined with a strong attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to communicate clearly with diverse audiences.
- Organizational, planning, and coordination skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to work in an environment which may require sitting for extended periods of time, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and to handle other computer components
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401k and company match
- Flexible Schedule
- Life Insurance
- Short term and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Dependent Care Account (DCA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities for professional and career advancement